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Pontederia hastata
Asian Water Hyacinth
As recorded: Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Pontederiaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 9000
- Date
- December 4, 1973
- Locality
- Hambantota District; Palatupane tank near Palatupane bungalow
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Pontederia hastata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.
2026-09-19
Wat Bang Sakae School (Lom Prachanukun), Bang Khonthi District, Samut Songkhram, TH
(c) Pakkapol Thaowetsuwan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
7, Sadiya, Shantipur, Assam 786155, India
(c) Kirtika Bhattarai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Kim Phu, Quang Tri, Vietnam
(c) alice__lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Cachar, IN-AS, IN
(c) Juneid Kazi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Mueang Kao Sub-district, Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen, Thailand
(c) Wangworn Sankamethawee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-04-25
Gopalpur, West Bengal 722122, India
(c) Jaydip Sen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pontederia hastata. BISH 566092. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956373705. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/566092.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956373705 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026